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Letter to the Editor: TPA’s benefits are real, and accessible

Letter to the Editor: TPA’s benefits are real, and accessible

In a Letter to the Editor, Stefano Cavaglia and Donald Raymond argue the reported performance gains using TPA are not only plausible but that TPA-like strategies, such as applying an optimizing total portfolio overlay, can provide significant benefits without massive governance changes.

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Relaxing summer set to chill for net-zero aligned C-suites

IPR’s Julian Poulter takes a sobering look at the inevitability that net zero is somewhere between very unlikely and impossible. net-zero aligned CIOs he suggests a new focus on three areas of impact: clean solution capital, negative emissions technologies and Asia.

Alternative investment: Don’t forget the importance of lagged beta

In a recent webinar hosted by the Journal of Portfolio Management, Mark Anson, CIO and chief executive of the $28 billion Commonfund, reminded alternative investors of the importance of lagging beta, an essential consideration in portfolio construction and risk allocation.

ESG: It’s really quite simple

Fiona Reynolds, long-time CEO of the PRI and now CEO of publishing firm Conexus Financial, responds to the rising denunciation of ESG investing and claims that over-thinking, over-regulation and over-standardisation is complicating what is actually a very simple investment philosophy.

Shift to positive stock-bond correlation could increase risk, reduce return

Investors may have to fundamentally rethink their return and risk expectations with experts arguing there are signs that stock and bond return correlations could turn positive and stay that way for years or even decades.

As inflation batters, TRS eyes natural gas

Inflation woes dominated at a recent TRS board meeting. However the Texas-based fund, one of the few remaining investors in fossil fuels, has benefited from its allocation to energy and is currently eyeing opportunities in natural gas infrastructure as US producers gear up to supply global demand in Russia's absence.

No single right way: Constructive real-world pragmatism for finance

Examining and learning from the evolution of orthodox finance provides relevant insight to the evolution of ESG data and ISSB standards which like CAPM are simply social conventions. Greg Watson argues that adopting a “no single right way” mindset will create greater resilience in investment by promoting greater differentiation.

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